Dusseldorf vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$1090
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1897
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3937
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
631K
2.73M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 97% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2065th and 5567th ($1979 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Kaohsiung

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Dusseldorf Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1558
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7326
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6067
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.25
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.7
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$789
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23360
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1616
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1645
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1727
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1626
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1634
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1708
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1596
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1555
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1340
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1543
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1651
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1741
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2037
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1586
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1608
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1516
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1678
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1474
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1552
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1968

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600